LGBTQIA

Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton has released the system’s standards for discussing race and gender in the classroom.

The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.

Now, the vote to restore the ordinance is slated to be taken on Dec. 9.

Thousands of mailers, social media posts and television commercials are pushing the city of Arlington to restore its anti-discrimination ordinance and questioning City Council members’ values.

Conservative activists argue they’re protecting women and rebalancing the law that Democrats tilted in favor of LGBTQ+ people.

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Tolbert submitted the request Thursday, documents show.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce Senate Bill 12, which restricts "sexually oriented performances" in front of kids. The judges said drag shows aren't necessarily sexual, and the plaintiffs, including a drag performer and two entertainment companies, may not be harmed by the law.

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered cities to remove "political ideologies" from street markings or lose funding. Advocates want Dallas to protect its rainbow and Black Lives Matter crosswalks.

Judges who decline to perform weddings based on their religious beliefs won't be violating state rules on judicial impartiality, the Texas Supreme Court said in a comment added to the state judicial conduct code Friday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Dr. May Lau last year, alleging she provided gender-affirming care to minors in violation of state law. She was one of three doctors sued after Senate Bill 14 went into effect.

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church said it would be painting its steps Tuesday in response to the new regulation.

Around 150 demonstrators demanded Dallas request an exemption for rainbow crosswalks after Gov. Greg Abbott directed political street designs be removed. Many protestors argued the crosswalks aren't political and give visibility to the historically LGBTQ+ Oak Lawn neighborhood.